Yesterday was another day of fairly uneventful riding. I continue to be impressed by how beautiful Iowa and Minnesota are, especially as compared to Indiana and Illinois. The scenery has begun to change, from lush greenery to a more deciduous, forested look. We're still riding along the mighty Mississippi; we had lunch along the banks overlooking the water, and you got to see up close how fast the water is moving and just how big the river is. I have new tires, and they are road tires so I feel super fast; it makes a huge difference and I'm considering investing now in some new racing wheels and tires when I get to Minneapolis. Can't wait to see Mike Swan and explore Minneapolis and have a couple of days off, maybe even get some work done! I can feel the end of the trip coming and I'm actually looking forward to getting back to my life.
We biked straight to the National Eagle Center yesterday and took in the live Bald Eagle show, where they brought out a captive eagle. It was very cool. Learned a lot about how the birds live and work. Few interesting facts; even though they look enormous, they're actually only about 10-15 pounds full grown. 80% of them die in infancy or childhood. They live about 20-25 years if they make it to adulthood, 40+ in captivity. They will try to scare things away from their food instead of running because they're an apex predator; and that includes cars or even a train (!). So, yeah, they go hard.
I drank a 38oz margarita yesterday at dinner and we all (including me) got to laugh at Drunk Adam for a bit. I think I'm off drinking for a while. :) . Too much sugar and I love my body too much.
Oh, last thing: I'm definitely losing some weight. I can feel it in my body!
